THIS WEEK, FIRE CHIEF MARK BECK AND MAYOR TOM MESSERLI (SHOWN HERE)
WERE IN THE CORNER BUILDING DOWNTOWN THAT WAS PURCHASED BY MIDAS
AND WILL BE TORN DOWN SOON. IN THE DOWNTOWN FIRE, THIS BUILDING WAS SAVED. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, IT WAS NEARLY READY TO OPEN AS A DELI RESTAURANT. OVER THE YEARS, IT WAS THE BUILDING FOR RINGLEP HARDWARE, KENDALL MEN'S WEAR, A BOOK STORE, AND A SCRAPBOOK STORE. MANY YEARS AGO, IT ALSO HAD A BARBER SHOP IN THE BASEMENT, THAT ONE COULD GET TO FROM A STAIRWAY OFF THE SIDEWALK THAT IS STILL THERE, BUT BLOCKED OFF. THIS SIGN WAS PAINTED ON THE WALL IN THE BASEMENT. I DOUBT IF THIS SIGN WAS INTENDED FOR BARBER SHOP CUSTOMERS, SO THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT BUSINESS AT ONE TIME THAT THE SIGN WAS FOR.
ANYWAY, INTERESTING SIGN. THIS PHOTO TAKEN BY CHIEF BECK.
DENNIS VOY